Cinema Without Borders

Cinema Without Borders 2008

Cinema without Borders is a workshop aimed at encouraging the organization of human rights film events in the countries where they matter most: Africa, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe.

The workshop programme is organised once every two years for starting human rights film festival organisers from all over the world. Cinema without Borders is set up to build practical knowledge, exchange ideas, and establish a large and relevant network. The emphasis will be on the interaction between participants, and between participants and guest lecturers. Through the workshop, international participants will be inspired and assisted to overcome challenges during the organisation of their festival.

During the Movies that Matter Festival, spring 2012, Movies that Matter will organise the fourth edition of Cinema without Borders (CwB).

workshop

The Cinema without Borders workshop contains a six-day-programme of practical and inspiring workshops on the organization of a human rights film festival.

Topics to be discussed are:

Content: Film selection / Programming / Film rights
Needs: Funding / Finances / PR
Management: Festival organization / Production / Service & Network
Extras: Debates / Award competition & Jury / International guests / Education programme

The workshops will be led by Dutch and international festival directors, experts on film education and members of the human rights film network. They are meant to interactively think about human rights film events with motivated people from all different backgrounds. In addition a video library is offered with around 150 documentaries and features on human rights.

After the workshop, the international programme department of Movies that Matter will stay in contact to advise participants in the process of their festival activities. Moreover, they are encouraged to apply for financial support at the Movies that Matter Support Programme.

participants

Movies that Matter invites around 15 qualified guests from the field of cinema and human rights, who have realistic plans to set up a human rights film event in their own region but who lack professional, communicative and financial means.

We have the following demands from our potential participants:

They are related to a reliable NGO, association or foundation in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East or Eastern Europe;
They have workable level of English;
They are independent and have sufficient travel experience;
They have no or little experience in organising a human rights film event;
They have affinity with the visual media;
They are concerned with human rights;
They are from a country in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East or Eastern Europe;
They have a (provisional) plan to organize a human rights film event in their region.

practical information and application

The workshop will take place from 21-26 March 2012, allowing participants to visit the opening of the Movies that Matter Festival.
Movies that Matter will provide for basic accommodation and travel expenses.

If you are interested and capable to participate in the Cinema without Borders workshop, please respond before December 7^th 2011.

Please send us:

The filled out application form.
Motivation letter (max. 400 words) in which you explain why you want to participate in the Cinema without Borders programme. Make clear what is your affinity with film and human rights issues, and why you are a good candidate to participate.
Picture of yourself (passport size).

We are looking forward to hearing from you. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at international@moviesthatmatter.nl.